Caught a few last week..................

[The Mountain Man]

Deer season in but no time to hunt, fishes is biting. Been busy drowning some minners, fished 4 days out of 6 last week. Went alone twice, with Kenny on turkey day and my grandson Friday. Did not count the fish, I’m catching or I ain’t. At least a hundred for the four days though. We caught a wide variety, one day my first six were six different kind of fish. Crappie, Yellow perch, greenies, pickeral, catfish and some of those weird looking warmouth bass, minner thieves. Fought the wind three days of the four but caught the most drifting with it, trolling motor on low to keep the boat pointed into it but let the wind blow me backwards. I got a drift sock but hate to mess with it, had a big one get tangled in it once and lost the fish over it. Had some real nice eating size kitties, 15 to 19 inches. Caught a few fat greenies to 20 inches, pickerels to over 20, some nice crappie to about 13 inches and all the YP were keepers, got one length citation on Friday. They are plentiful here but not fat. The keeper crappie, YP and catfishes were headed for the hot grease and all the rest were released. Might have kept 25 over the four days. Water temp was 48-51, most were caught in 18-22 feet of water, dragging minners on Kentucky rigs. Friday the YP were spitting up baby bluegill in the livewell. Picked a few greenies up on deep running crankbaits and only reason I’m throwing them is the chance to get a huge one this time of year here. You can say what you want but I do like a ten pounder pulling my line and I have caught two 5 pound pickerel in the cold weather here too. One cold January day I had a greenie over 10, a 6+, several 4’s, 3’s and 2’s, one of those days they write about. Threw them all back. Only picture is from Friday with my grandson, he caught the most that day and he liked the 17 inch greenie he’s holding. He’s like me, likes to feel a tug, yes even trash fish. A bent rod is much better than a straight one any time. Headed out again tomorrow and try them some more. Good luck if you get to go.

[Barnacle Bill]

Good report and I love that smile your boy has. I sure miss that with my boys.

[Idunno]

Great report, MM. How long a drive is Appomatox to Norfolk? I wanted to take you speckle trout fishing about a month or so ago, when you showed interest. Still want to some day.

[The Mountain Man]

about 4 hours depending on the traffic. I've three more days I need to take off before the end of Dec. and am willing to come if they are still biting. Any Thursday works for me. Or Thursday and Friday, might as well fish two days if have to drive that far, I can get a room. I'll trade you a trip up here and take you for some YP or wait until spring and hit the river for sm or musky.

[hawg chaser]

You are right need to put the smoke pole down and get the fishing pole out and catch some fish on my own turf. LOL! I am glad you are keeping up with my pet yellow perch at Holiday. That is one place I can gurantee at least one citation yellow perch every trip. I usually do good catching them long linning there. Need to link up with you in the spring and show you how to sight see those crappie. Good deal bud!

[CrappieTuttle]

Nice crappie dude uh I mean buck, that tail would make some nice lures

[ifish4redd]

good report,thanks